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Kamala Harris: the top choice to replace Biden as Democratic nominee should he step aside
The US vice president, Kamala Harris, rushed to the defence of Joe Biden after his calamitous debate performance against Donald Trump in late June. In an interview with CNN, she said: “There are three things that were true yesterday before the debate that …